N-Seven Cent Cotton and Forty Cent Meat
C-Bob Miller
A-
T-
S-100
K-A
B-4/4
F-
H-        A                                                                                                                E7
M-4A-8 A-8 A-4 C-8 C-8 E-4 a-8 a-8 a-4 E-2 a-4 a-8 a-8 E-4 E-8 E-8 C-4 C-4 B-2
L-      Se-  ven cent    cot-ton  and    for-ty  cent    meat,           How      in  the world  can a   poor     man    eat?
H-     A                                                                                                   E7
M-4A-8 A-8 A-4 C-4 E-4 a-8 a-8 a-4 E-2 a-4 a-8 a-8 a-4 c-8 c-8 b-4 b-4 a-2
L-       Flo-  ur up      high    and    cot- ton down    low;            How     in   the world  can we  raise   the    dough?
H-       D                                A                               B7                              E7
M-4D-4 D-4 D-2 C-4 C-4 C-2 D#4 D-4 D-4 B-8 B-8 E-4 E-8 E-8 E-2
L-     Clothes   worn    out,            Shoes   run     down,           Old      slouch  hat   with   a  hole    in the  crown.
H-      A                                                                                                 E7               A
M-4A-4 A-8 A-8 C-8 C-8 E-4 a-8 a-8 a-4 E-2 a-8 a-8 a-4 a-4 c-4 b-4 b-4 a-2 S-6
L-       Back     near-ly bro-ken and     fin-gers all    sore,           Cot- ton goes   down    to     rise     no      more.